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Don’t trust travel guides compiled by seasoned globetrotters who’ve spent years accumulating knowledge about summer destinations? Then take vacation advice from something you’re never dubious about: Hollywood. We’ve lined up these top spots based on lessons learned from summer flicks set or shot there.

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10. The Bahamas

Movies:My Father the Hero, Jaws: The Revenge, Holiday in the Sun

Why You Should Go: Solving crimes with the Olsen twins is nice, but Holiday in the Sun’s real gift was introducing Megan Fox to the movie-going public. She played a spoiled heiress! You’ll probably meet her!

Why You Shouldn’t Go:Jaws’ best friend from high school stalking Chief Brody’s wife from Cape Cod all the way to the Bahamas, or Gerard Depardieu in a speedo. One way or the other, you will die.

9. New York City

Movies: Dog Day Afternoon, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Summer of Sam

Why You Should Go: If DHwaV proved anything about NYC, it’s that if you’re well-prepared and don’t have dogs talking to you, you can do pretty much anything without legal consequences unless Bruce Willis happens to be in town.

Why You Shouldn’t Go: That crappy yuppie wine bar Bruce was a semi-partner in did more damage to New York than Simon Gruber ever dreamed of.

3. Oregon

Movies: The Goonies, Stand by Me

Why You Should Go: Even if you don’t find pirate treasure or bodies, the town of Brownsville still has an annual Stand By Me Day (July 23rd), complete with a pie-eating competition you and your pals can bond over.

Why You Shouldn’t Go: The water’s so cold it’ll turn you from Sloth to Mikey-sized.

2. Austin

Movies: Dazed and Confused, Slacker

Why You Should Go: The movie version of Austin features one of the most thoroughly expressed commitments to work-aversion that the silver screen has ever seen.

Why You Shouldn’t Go: Today’s Austin is four times more populous than that Austin, and everybody has a damn job. Also Mathew McConaughey will ask if you need a ride though you are already clearly in a car.

1. Australia

Movies:Endless Summer, Point Break

Why You Should Go: If you watch Endless Summer enough, you might get good enough at surfing to test the waves at Bells Beach, where you’ll run into Bodhi and be able to ask him questions like, “You weren’t really going to let Rosie kill Tyler… right?”.

Why You Shouldn’t Go: No reason. Seriously, what are you waiting for? Vaya con dios, brah.